Index: modules/comment/comment.module
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/comment/comment.module,v
retrieving revision 1.588
diff -u -p -r1.588 comment.module
--- modules/comment/comment.module      8 Oct 2007 14:22:31 -0000       1.588
+++ modules/comment/comment.module      11 Oct 2007 12:19:16 -0000
@@ -1141,8 +1141,17 @@ function comment_delete($cid = NULL) {
 }
 
 function comment_confirm_delete(&$form_state, $comment) {
-  $form = array();
   $form['#comment'] = $comment;
+
+  // Offer option to block author at the same time.
+  if ($comment->uid > 1) {
+    $form['block'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'checkbox',
+      '#title' => t('Also block author %name', array('%name' => $comment->name)),
+      '#access' => user_access('block users'),
+    );
+  }
+
   return confirm_form(
     $form,
     t('Are you sure you want to delete the comment %title?', array('%title' => $comment->subject)),
@@ -1154,6 +1163,12 @@ function comment_confirm_delete(&$form_s
 }
 
 function comment_confirm_delete_submit($form, &$form_state) {
+  if (!empty($form_state['values']['block'])) {
+    $account = user_load($form['#comment']->uid);
+    user_save($account, array('status' => 0));
+    drupal_set_message(t('User %name has been blocked.', array('%name' => $account->name)));
+  }
+
   drupal_set_message(t('The comment and all its replies have been deleted.'));
 
   $comment = $form['#comment'];
Index: modules/node/node.pages.inc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/node/node.pages.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -p -r1.5 node.pages.inc
--- modules/node/node.pages.inc 5 Oct 2007 13:14:04 -0000       1.5
+++ modules/node/node.pages.inc 11 Oct 2007 12:19:18 -0000
@@ -431,6 +431,19 @@ function node_form_submit_build_node($fo
 function node_delete_confirm(&$form_state, $node) {
   $form['nid'] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => $node->nid);
 
+  // Offer option to block author at the same time.
+  if ($node->uid > 1) {
+    $form['uid'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'value',
+      '#value' => $node->uid,
+    );
+    $form['block'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'checkbox',
+      '#title' => t('Also block author %name', array('%name' => $node->name)),
+      '#access' => user_access('block users'),
+    );
+  }
+
   return confirm_form($form,
     t('Are you sure you want to delete %title?', array('%title' => $node->title)),
     isset($_GET['destination']) ? $_GET['destination'] : 'node/'. $node->nid,
@@ -442,12 +455,17 @@ function node_delete_confirm(&$form_stat
  * Execute node deletion
  */
 function node_delete_confirm_submit($form, &$form_state) {
+  if (!empty($form_state['values']['block'])) {
+    $account = user_load($form_state['values']['uid']);
+    user_save($account, array('status' => 0));
+    drupal_set_message(t('User %name has been blocked.', array('%name' => $account->name)));
+  }
+
   if ($form_state['values']['confirm']) {
     node_delete($form_state['values']['nid']);
   }
 
   $form_state['redirect'] = '<front>';
-  return;
 }
 
 /**
Index: modules/user/user.module
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/user/user.module,v
retrieving revision 1.852
diff -u -p -r1.852 user.module
--- modules/user/user.module    7 Oct 2007 19:27:40 -0000       1.852
+++ modules/user/user.module    11 Oct 2007 12:19:20 -0000
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ function user_fields() {
  * Implementation of hook_perm().
  */
 function user_perm() {
-  return array('administer access control', 'administer users', 'access user profiles', 'change own username');
+  return array('administer access control', 'administer users', 'access user profiles', 'change own username', 'block users');
 }
 
 /**